REME has it's Santa Cruz Mountain Run scheduled for this coming Saturday, March 3, 2007. This will be our last "tune-up" before AMVIV4. It's a little early to forecast the weather, but according to weather.com we will have High: 64F Low: 42F 30% chance or precipitation with "a few showers". Accuweather has the following:

Saturday, Mar 3

High: 60 °F RealFeel®: 59 °F
Cloudy most of the time

Local TV news has it clear and sunny for Saturday.

Here is a summary of the times and places. Check the REME calendar for route information.

http://www.redwoodempiremini.com/PDF...Mtn%202007.pdf

All are welcome, but please sign up on the REME calendar if you plan to join us.
The run will be 128 miles – 4.5 hours.
The run begins/departs from Starbucks 296 Main St. Los Altos at 9:30AM We will stop at Gazos Creek State Beach for 30 minutes at 12:15
The run will conclude at Alice’s Restaurant at 2;00PM
Looks like a fun run through the Santa Cruz Mountains. See you there!

 

FYI, CHP and San Mateo County Sheriffs have been cracking down on Skyline Rd. and La Honda Rd. Last weekend I saw 10-15 350Z's / Infiniti G35's pulled over in one group.They were looking for missing front plates, window tints, loud exhaust etc.
Be careful out there!
Jim

 

Bummer - I'll be out of town, or I'd join you (on arrival, anyway!)

 

"FYI, CHP and San Mateo County Sheriffs have been cracking down on Skyline Rd. and La Honda Rd. Last weekend I saw 10-15 350Z's / Infiniti G35's pulled over in one group.They were looking for missing front plates, window tints, loud exhaust etc.
Be careful out there!
Jim"

Thanks for the "heads-up" I will be sure to pass this along.

I don't know any of our MINIs that have "missing front plates, window tints, or loud exhaust etc.

 

The license plate is going on tonight. One less thing to worry about.

Alice's Restaurant will be expecting us for a late lunch about 2PM. They will be putting us in the back room and deck. We should call Saturday morning once we have an exact count . I told them to expect 25 MINIs and 40 people. Looks like we could have a lot more. They will be serving off the lunch menu only.

Update on weather:
Santa Cruz H 67F L 45 Sunny

 

None of use are missing a front plate. It is in the boot where it belongs but it looks like a day to run with my snowplow plate up front and keep the windows down.

 

Hey all you Bay area MINIs/Minis, it may be weeks or months before we have another weekend like this (sunny, clear, dry, and 67F). You can always deal with the "honey-dos" next weekend when its pouring rain.

Get out and enjoy the twisty Santa Cruz Mountains while the "gettin' is good"! You will regret it if you don't.

 

I think we now have 28 cars signed up for all or part of this run! Maybe we will break 30 by Saturday morning.

 

WOW what a day... beautiful weather and fun roads... what a combination!
I don't thing we ever took an official count... it seems like cars just kept joining us throughout the day. I would guess somewhere between 28 and 35 cars.

Thank Howard for developing the run and thank you to both Kat & Howard for leading the group through the Santa Cruz Mountains.

again, what a day!

 

Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts 2007 Santa Cruz Mountain Run March 3, 2007 Photos & Videos for all to share and enjoy.

It was a great day, great run, super weather, and great friends. It’s so nice to be blessed with such talented photographers in our club.

Here is a fun video compliments of Christopher “Starlord” Calhoun of miniology.com

youtube video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCEaDwUxnuc

on google video...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7817255701316313243&hl=en

Here is another fun video compliments of Robyn “califzeph” Saunders also of miniology.com
http://web.mac.com/califzeph

Photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Venom82/...CruzMtnRun3307
Taken by: Brandon (Venom) Brubaker

http://photos.hoopi.org/gallery/2538964#133425565
Taken by: Rob “Hoopi” Huebschmann

http://picasaweb.google.com/ccalhoun...ountainRun3307

Taken by:Christopher “Starlord “ Calhoun of miniology.com

http://picasaweb.google.com/Califzeph/REMESantaCruzMountainsRun3307

http://photocast.mac.com/califzeph/i...z-mountains...

Taken by:Robyn “califzeph” Saunders of miniology.com

 

And there are always the photos posted on the REME MegaBBS Photo Album at: http://www.redwoodempiremini.com/mbb...sp?albumid=131